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Did I miss something? Guinea egg hatching timeline? 28 days?

post #1 of 19
9/22/09 at 1:02am
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Everything I read up until today said 28 days for guinea eggs to hatch, but I read a post I  today that said 25-26 for her guinea eggs under a broody hen. Mine are also under a broody hen, I just want to be clear on my timeline so I can be home for the hatch. Is it 28?

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post #2 of 19
9/22/09 at 1:12am

Guineas do not have a completely clear hatch day like chickens.  Most of the game birds do not.  I don't remember what the range is for guineas but most quail have a 3 or 4 day potential hatching span.  They are much less predictable than chickens and claiming a certain number for a hatch date for game birds is just picking the average.

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post #3 of 19
9/22/09 at 6:30am

Yup, Just read a post this morning that a lady has one hatched at day 24 in her bator......Pop

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Siyah Rampuri Asil, White Chinese, Emden, and African Geese, Guineas, a Rottweiler (Bella), and a Yellow Lab (Booger). Fifty five years with chickens and still learning.

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post #4 of 19
9/22/09 at 6:38am

I always drop my eggs to the hatcher on the 21st day. You never know when they will hatch and I was tired of opening the incubator to drop the eggs and having a mess of keets fall out and then the race was on.

Bob

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post #5 of 19
9/22/09 at 7:15am

my last hatch which was last week i stopped turning at 24 days and they started pipping at 25 days.

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post #6 of 19
9/22/09 at 7:28am

Yup I had 1 keet hatch on day 24 a bunch more hatch on 25 and 26  today is 27 and there are only 3 eggs left to hatch.  So goes to show that they seem to hatch at random.

eta:  Those these were from eggs that had been sitting and collected over a large span of time, so I guess some may have begun to develop or something before they were set in the bator


Edited by ma2babygurl13 - 9/22/09 at 10:01am
Sam- Mom to 1 DH, 1 DS, 1 DD. 1 Bullmastiff Ellie, 1 GSD Tucker, 10 beautiful Silkies and My laying flock consisting of 2 Buff Orps, 1 Welsummer, 1 Tetra Tint, 1 Exchequer Leghorn, 1 Wyandotte, and 1 Dark Brahma
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Sam- Mom to 1 DH, 1 DS, 1 DD. 1 Bullmastiff Ellie, 1 GSD Tucker, 10 beautiful Silkies and My laying flock consisting of 2 Buff Orps, 1 Welsummer, 1 Tetra Tint, 1 Exchequer Leghorn, 1 Wyandotte, and 1 Dark Brahma
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post #7 of 19
9/22/09 at 9:49am

My 8 hatched under a broody at day 25. All hatched within a few hours of each other.

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post #8 of 19
9/22/09 at 10:32am
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Great info. Thanks eveyone. I guess I need to prepare fo anything! This is my first hatch, well it isn't actually mine, its the hens but you get the point.

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post #9 of 19
9/22/09 at 2:51pm

all mine hatched under a broody hen at 25-31 days (31 days was cause i put another egg in a few days late lol)

all 8 hatched but 1 didnt make it

my 7 are now 7 weeks old.

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post #10 of 19
9/23/09 at 12:28pm

I've also read 28 days, but have never had one go over 25 days. So move them early, just to be safe smile

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